Sec. 27. (a) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of sections 1 through 26 of this chapter, every corporation or association organized and operating under the provisions of this chapter shall on or before July 1, 1970, comply with the provisions of IC 27-1 relative to the maintenance of legal reserves required on all life insurance and health and accident insurance policies issued in this state, and relative to compulsory deposit of assets by life insurance companies, and relative to filing of forms, with particular reference to but not limited to IC 27-1-12-11 through IC 27-1-12-13, IC 27-1-12.8, IC 27-1-13-8, and IC 27-1-20-1 through IC 27-1-20-11.

     (b) Provided, that this section shall not apply to any corporation or association that has prior to July 1, 1970, reorganized and accepted the provisions of IC 27-1, as provided in IC 27-1-11. Nor shall this section apply to any insurance policies issued or sold prior to July 1, 1970, or prior to any such reorganization under IC 27-1, whichever occurs earlier.

     (c) Provided, further, that with respect to insurance policies issued by any corporation or association on a pure assessment basis, no premiums having been collected in advance, which corporation or association is incorporated and operating under this chapter as of August 18, 1969, and which has had in force between August 18, 1964, and August 18, 1969, insurance policies covering not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) members, such company or association shall maintain, beginning January 1, 1971, a legal reserve on its life assessment business on the basis of monthly renewable term insurance, and said monthly unearned premium reserve shall be calculated at one dollar and thirty cents ($1.30) per member.

     (d) Such legal reserve shall be deposited with the insurance department under compulsory deposit provisions referred to in subsection (a).

Formerly: Acts 1897, c.195, s.26a; Acts 1969, c.236, s.1. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.294; P.L.276-2013, SEC.29.